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Maryland Zoo Welcomes Newborn Sifaka Baby
BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the birth of a second male Coquerel’s sifaka (CAHK-ker-rells she-FAHK) baby born on Saturday, November 12, 2011, almost nine months to the day that his older brother Otto was born. “We observed changes in Anastasia which made us suspect she might be pregnant, but we were not sure if ...
Baby Sifaka Born at The Maryland Zoo
BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the birth of a male Coquerel’s sifaka (CAHK-ker-rells she-FAHK) baby born on Saturday, March 30, 2013. “We are excited by this new birth, and our continuing contribution to the Coquerel’s sifaka population,” stated Mike McClure, general curator. “The staff is happy to note that ...
Maryland Zoo Announces Birth of Coquerel’s Sifaka
The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the birth of a Coquerel’s sifaka (CAHK-ker-rells she-FAHK) born on Tuesday, October 25, 2015. “We are so excited to have this new baby join our sifaka troop,” stated Erin Cantwell, mammal collection and conservation manager. “Mom and baby have spent the past weeks bonding in a quiet off-exhibit ...
Endangered Baby Sifaka Born at the Maryland Zoo
BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is welcoming its newest arrival — a male Coquerel’s sifaka (CAHK-ker-rells she-FAHK) baby born on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. “This is a highly significant birth for the sifaka population in North America,” stated Mike McClure, general curator. “There are only eight accredited zoos that house the 50 ...
Fourth Sifaka Born at the Zoo Since April 2011
BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is pleased to announce the birth of a Coquerel’s sifaka (CAHK-ker-rells she-FAHK) born on Saturday, March 22, 2014. “We are happy to say that the baby is quite healthy,” stated Carey Ricciardone, mammal collection and conservation manager. “Mom and baby have been bonding well in a quiet off-exhibit ...
Maryland Zoo Announces Death of Coquerel’s Sifaka Anastasia
BALTIMORE, MD -- The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is saddened to announce the death of Anastasia, the 17-year-old female Coquerel’s sifaka (CAH-ker-rells she-FAHK) on August 12, 2021.” Female sifaka tend to play dominant roles in their troop and Ana was no exception,” stated Erin Grimm, mammal collection and conservation manager. “Ana ruled the ...
Coquerel’s Sifaka
Coquerel’s sifaka are one of very few species of sifaka. All sifaka are lemurs, and all lemurs are prosimian primates — which, in a nutshell, means primates more primitive than monkeys — that are native only to the island of Madagascar off the southeastern coast of Africa. Coquerel’s sifaka live in the sparse remaining dry, deciduous forests of ...
Maryland Zoo Announces Arrival of Two Coquerel’s Sifaka
BALTIMORE, MD – The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore today announced the arrival of two Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli). This marks the return of the endangered lemur species to the zoo, which has not had sifaka since 2021. Sifaka, which is pronounced “shi-FOCK,” are named after their distinctive alarm call. They have a unique brown and ...
Baby Nero Update (Video)
It’s been just about 3 months since the birth of our newest addition to the Coquerel’s sifaka family, baby Nero. Now that Nero is growing, guests will see him riding on his mother’s back more instead of clinging to her stomach. Nero is becoming more and more independent and is beginning to explore the exhibit space on his own with lots of jumping, ...
Maryland Zoo Welcomes New Ring-Tailed Lemurs
BALTIMORE, MD — The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is happy to welcome two ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) to the Zoo! This is a new species for the Zoo, which already has red ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata rubra) and Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi coquereli) on exhibit. Ring-tailed lemurs Alexander, age 8, and Fern, age 6, recently ...
Another Successful Year for Maryland Zoo in Baltimore
BALTIMORE — For the second year in a row The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore hosted more than 400,000 visitors. The Zoo is celebrating a successful end to Fiscal Year 2013 with a total count of 400,162 visitors. “We are thrilled to go over the 400,000 mark again, as well as seeing growth in other areas such as membership, event attendance and off-grounds ...
Some Changes for the Fall and Winter
As we continue through the fall and get closer to the winter, the Zoo will be making some changes to prepare for the cold weather. Some animals will be moved indoors, while others will be off-exhibit for the rest of the season. Here’s what will be happening: All lemurs have been moved indoors as of last week. While the Red Ruffed Lemurs will be ...